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Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2065

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October 2008 · 31 days
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Hindu months in October 2008

Ashvina 16 Sep – 14 Oct 2008
Kartika 15 Oct – 13 Nov 2008 Begins · Wed 15 Oct

October 2008 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2065. Kartika holds the five days of Diwali around its Amavasya, with Govardhan Puja, Chhath, Tulsi Vivah, and the Kartik Purnima Dev Diwali; Vishnu wakes from Chaturmas and weddings resume. Major observances: Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Maha Shashthi (Oct 5), Maha Saptami (Oct 6). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 17 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 11, Oct 24. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Dussehra Dhanteras Diwali Gandhi Jayanti Maha Shashthi Maha Saptami
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1 Dwitiya 2 Tritiya Gandhi Jayanti 3 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 4 Panchami Lalita Panchami 5 Shashthi Maha Shashthi 6 Saptami Maha Saptami Saraswati Avahan 7 Ashtami Durga Ashtami Saraswati Puja Masik Durgashtami 8 Navami Maha Navami Maha Navami Saraswati Balidan +1 more Dussehra 9 Dashami Dussehra +1 more Dussehra Vijaya Dashami 10 Dashami 11 Ekadashi Papankusha Ekadashi 12 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 13 Chaturdashi 14 Purnima Sharad Purnima Purnima Vrat 15 Pratipada Kartika begins 16 Dwitiya 17 Tritiya Tula Sankranti Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 18 Chaturthi 19 Panchami 20 Shashthi 21 Ashtami Ahoi Ashtami Kalashtami 22 Navami 23 Dashami 24 Ekadashi Rama Ekadashi 25 Dwadashi Govatsa Dwadashi Dhanteras 26 Trayodashi Dhanteras +1 more Dhanteras Krishna Pradosh Vrat 27 Chaturdashi Narak Chaturdashi Bhoot Chaturdashi Hanuman Puja +1 more Diwali 28 Amavasya Diwali +3 more Chopda Pujan Diwali Kali Puja +1 more 29 Pratipada Bali Pratipada Bestu Varas Govardhan Puja 30 Dwitiya Bhaiya Dooj 31 Dwitiya
2 Thu Gandhi Jayanti 3 Fri Vinayaka Chaturthi 4 Sat Lalita Panchami 5 Sun Maha Shashthi 6 Mon Maha Saptami Saraswati Avahan 7 Tue Durga Ashtami Saraswati Puja Masik Durgashtami 8 Wed Maha Navami Maha Navami Saraswati Balidan Saraswati Visarjan Dussehra 9 Thu Dussehra Vijaya Dashami 11 Sat Papankusha Ekadashi 12 Sun Shukla Pradosh Vrat 14 Tue Sharad Purnima Purnima Vrat 17 Fri Tula Sankranti Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 21 Tue Ahoi Ashtami Kalashtami 24 Fri Rama Ekadashi 25 Sat Govatsa Dwadashi Dhanteras 26 Sun Dhanteras Krishna Pradosh Vrat 27 Mon Narak Chaturdashi Bhoot Chaturdashi Hanuman Puja Masik Shivaratri Diwali 28 Tue Chopda Pujan Diwali Kali Puja Amavasya 29 Wed Bali Pratipada Bestu Varas Govardhan Puja 30 Thu Bhaiya Dooj
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